 International children's and youth circus art festival. Prague - Plzen. Czech Republic. "Circus of our childhood" 16.09.2010 - 22.09.2010 This program is intended for 7 days and 6 nights. The program is consist of festival and excursion parts. Festival’s goal: Create an open space for popularization of international cultural contacts in the sphere of circus art. Collectives of different circus genres can take part in this festival: acrobatics, jugglery, tightrope-walking, clownery etc. The price of participation is 275 euro per person. Price includes: - Festival fee.
- accommodation in the hotel in Prague.
- 3х meals a day (breakfast, dinner, supper)
- transport services in Prague, during excursions and concert transfers
- evening discos
- excursion program
Price does not include: - transfer to Prague
- medical insurance
- vizum (for non shengen countries)
As a jury members you will see: - directorate of the circus "Carini"
- representatives of circus dynasty Navratil
- representatives of circus dynasty Alesh
- representatives of the theater of Josef Caetan Tyl
- representatives of Plzen's town counsil
- representatives of Russian delegation
Festival part. Participants of the festival will take part in a competitive examination and in a gala-concert. Excursion part. - Pedestrian excursion throught the historical centre of Prague.
- Excursion throught the historical centre of city Plzen
- Visiting Melnik castle
- Visiting Prague's zoo
- Walking throught the night Prague with swan's feeding
- Visiting the Prague's castle
The additional excursions are possible. 1 day | Arrival 14.00. – 15.00. Dinner 15.30. departure for the excursion 16.00. – 19.00. three hour excursion “Meeting the Middle age Prague” You will walk along the Charles Brigde, a real symbol of Prague with it’s baroque sculptures. You will visit the Old Town Square Вы with it’s chiming clock. And at the end you get to theWenceslas Square, which is located in the inner heart of Prague, crowned by the majestic building of the National Museum. 20.00-21.00. Supper at the hotel restaurant 21.00. meeting evening for all festival participants | 2 day | 08.00-08.30. breakfast at the hotel 09.00-10.30. departure for Plzen city 11.00-13.00 rehersals For those groups who do not participate the first contest day - pedestrian excurtion throught the historical centre of Plzen city. The most prominent sights of Plzen are the Gothic St. Bartholomew's Cathedral, founded in the late 13th century, the tower of which (102.26 m) is the highest in the Czech Republic, the Renaissance Town Hall, and the Moorish Revival Great Synagogue in Plzen, the second largest synagogue in Europe, after the Dohány Street Synagogue in Budapest. There is also a 20km historic underground tunnel/cellar network, among the longest in Central Europe. Part of this network is open to the public for tours of approximately 750 metres in length and up to a depth of 12 metres.Plzen is also well-known for the Pilsner Urquell (since 1842) and Gambrinus (since 1869) breweries, currently owned by South African Breweries. A popular tourist attraction is the Plzeňský Prazdroj brewery tour where visitors can discover the history of beer. The pilsener style of beer was developed in Plzen in the 19th century. 13.30. – 14.30. dinner 15.30-16.30 prepearing to the contest examination 17.00. – 19.00. First contest examination 19.00 - 20.30 return to Prague 20.30 - 21.30 supper at the hotel | 3 day | 08.00-08.30. breakfast at the hotel 09.00-10.30. departure for Plzen city 11.00-13.00 rehersals For those groups who do not participate the first contest day - pedestrian excurtion throught the historical centre of Plzen city. The most prominent sights of Plzen are the Gothic St. Bartholomew's Cathedral, founded in the late 13th century, the tower of which (102.26 m) is the highest in the Czech Republic, the Renaissance Town Hall, and the Moorish Revival Great Synagogue in Plzen, the second largest synagogue in Europe, after the Dohány Street Synagogue in Budapest. There is also a 20km historic underground tunnel/cellar network, among the longest in Central Europe. Part of this network is open to the public for tours of approximately 750 metres in length and up to a depth of 12 metres.Plzen is also well-known for the Pilsner Urquell (since 1842) and Gambrinus (since 1869) breweries, currently owned by South African Breweries. A popular tourist attraction is the Plzeňský Prazdroj brewery tour where visitors can discover the history of beer. The pilsener style of beer was developed in Plzen in the 19th century. 13.30. – 14.30. dinner 15.30 - 16.30 prepearing ti the contest examination 17.30 - 18.30 Second contest examination 18.30 - 19.30 Meeting with jury members 19.30 - 21.00 returning to Prague 21.00. supper at the hotel | 4 day | 08.30 - 09.00 breakfast 09.30. – 10.30. departure for Melnik castle 11.00. – 12.30. excursion in Melnik castle. The district town Mělník lies in the middle of the Labe lowlands at the confluence of the rivers Labe and Vltava. The Region belongs to the most important agricultural areas of the Czech Republic. The main agricultural plants are fruits, vegetables, potatoes, corn, sugar beet and wine. The Mělník castle belongs to the most important sights of this town. The castle is built in the Renaissance style and the features of this style are the Arcades in the north and south part of the castle and the sgraphitos on the walls. Below the castle there are large wine cellars.The church St.Peter and Paul faces the Mělník castle. Originaly it was a Romanesque church, which was rebuilt in the Gothic style. The king Vladislav Jagelonský participated in the rebuilt too and that's why the vaults are decorated with the Ietter "W". The church was rebuilt three times and its today's appearance gained it in the third rebuilt in the 16th century. In the north part of the church there is the known Mělník's tower, which together with the church and castle creates the Mělník panorama. 13.00-14.00 Free time 14.00-15.00 Dinner 15.00 - 16.00 Returning to Prague 16.00-19.00 Free time 19.00-20.00 Supper 21.00-22.30 Evening disco | 5 day | 08.30-09.00 breakfast 10.30-12.00 departure to Plzen 13.00-14.00 rehersal 14.00-15.00 dinner 15.00-17.30 rehersal 18.00-20.00 Gala-concert. Awarding participants and the winners of the festival 20.00-21.00 Banket for the leaders of collectives and jury members 20.00-21.00 supper 21.30-22.30 returning to prague | 6 day | 08.30-09.00 breakfast 09.00-09.30 departure to Prague's zoo 09.30-13.00 Visiting Prague's zoo. The Prague Zoo is one of the brightest sights of a town without being an architectural monument. This is a huge terrain, divided to 2 layers, upper and lower. Flora and fauna of every continent and corner of the planet is represented here, in Prague Zoo (506 mammals of 113 kinds, 632 birds of 159 kinds, 117 reptiles of 34 kinds. 13.30. – 14.30. dinner 15.00. – 19.00 Free time Additional excursions are possible. 19.00-20.00. supper 20.00-20.30 departure to the city centre. 20.30. – 21.30. evening walking throught the Prague's centre and swan's feeding 22.00. return to the hotel | 7 day | 09.00. breakfast 10.00. excursion to the Prague castle. The excursion starts at the Strahov Monastery. Then you will take a walk towards theHradcany Square, framed by barocco facades, which opens the enter to the PragueCastle, political and historical center of a town, Presidential Residence. Here you will see the monumental interiors of a St. Vittus, elegant King castle. |
*Changes or alterations in the program are possible. Final version of the program will be specified with every collective individually.
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